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F. E. DHUMY BUILDING Filed March 9, 1925 INVENTOR Fer/70nd Z5. dWU/Y]Patented July 20, .1926.

' UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

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' Application filed mm a, 31m. semi xo.'14,1o5.

This invention relates to buildings and more particularly to storagebuildings such as garages ojf the type 'whereinthe several floors areconnected by ramps over which vehicles maybe driven from floor to floor,and one of the objects of the iuvention is to improve and simplify thestructure of such buildings. I i

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a hori the building taken on the zontalsectional view of line 1 -1 of Fig.2; 3

Fig. 2 avertical section taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1- Fig. 3. avertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1

:5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 a vertical section 'taken on the line HofFighandf' Fig. 5 avertical section taken on the line Referring in detail to the structureshown in the drawing, the outer walls 1 of the building enclose a seriesofsuperposed storage floors 2. As shown, the building 1s designed foruse as a garageand each floor is-divided into individual storagespacesby partitions or curbings 3.

.The several floors of the-building are con nectedby ramp structuresover which motor vehicles may be driven from one floor to another to andfrom their storage spaces. These ramp structures are located atsubstantially the center of the building and each structure comprises amain ramp- 4 of, considerable length suspended between each andterminating short of said floors. Connected to the lower end of therampe is a lower landing 01'' platform 5. This platform is elevatedabove the lower of the pair of floors, and the landing and the lower endof the r'a-mp 4 aresupported by the said lower floor.

Leading from the lower floor to the lower landing 5 is a relativelyshort" ramp 6 which extends transy The upper end'of the ramp zontalupper landing 7.

versely tothe direction of the main ramp 4.

4 leads to a hori- This landing is suspended below the upper floor andis of considerable Iength,'-extending transversely from theramp 4 to oneof the side walls of I lend of the' landing 7 adjacent the ramp 4 withthe upper floor; This ramp 8 extends transve e y b the dirocti'on'ot the"main 8 connects one of the ascent-structures to the end walls The outerend of the landing 7 adjacent the side wall of the building is prouidedwith a air of storagespaces to receive motor vehicles and locatedinwardly of said storage spaces, between said spaces and the main rampconnection are a pair of ,short anding 'Z. The landings 5 and 7 may beoppositely extending ramps 9. These ramps extend transversely from theopposite lon itudinal sides of the landing and connect t e landing-withthe floor just above it. The landing 7, the ramps 8 and 9 andthe upperend of the main ramp 4 are all suspended .from and supported by theupper floor. The floor is .cut away over the ramps and the landings toprovide clearance for the ascending vehicles. Extending along the edgesof the ramps and the landings and also around the edges of the openingsare suitable guard rails or curbings 10.

The ascent and descent structure described is duplicated between all ofthe storage floors of the building and said structures are preferablysuperposed in vertical alincment and parallel to each other. An entrance11 leads to the ground floor of the building and each floor is laidoutrto provide a 'corridor connecting the ramps 6 and '8' whichcommunicate with that floor, and this corridor also leads from the saidramps to the vehicle storage spaces upon .that side of the building. ItWlll be seen therefore that vehicles may be driven over the ramps 6, 4and 8 and over said corridor spaces, on a substantially spiral path,from the ground floor to upper vfloors of the building. 'Each floor isalso laid out to provide a corridor extending in a line with the shortramps 9. This corridor connects the ramps 9 with the storage spaces ofthe floor 'upon this side of the building. Both corridors extendthroughout the length of the building and i the vehicle storagespacesare arranged alon their opposite sides. The storage space 0 each; floorisdivided into two sections by division lines 12 which extend from theends of the building. Thedivision lines 12 may [be defined by curbing hrby partition w ll;

'ramps 8 and Qdirectly into either of the two corridors and directly totheir assigne storage-s aces 1t wll be seen from the foregoing de-.-scription and from the drawings that the ramps and landings are sodesigned and arranged with' relation to the floors as to pro: ride forthe ascent of the vehicles by easy stages and also to conservestoragespace upon the floors. The extended upper landings 7 and thearrangement of the ramps 9 effects a saying in storage space upon eachfloor. The outer ends of the landings Z are available for storagepurposes and the ramps 9 are arranged in the corridors and therefore donot take up storage space.

What I claim is:

1. A building comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors,aseries of elongated superposed landings of material length each locatedbetween a pair of floors, a series of upper ramps each extendinglongitudinally from an end of one of said landings to the floor above ita series of superposed main ramps each extending downwardly from one oisaid landings transversely from the end: thereof to which the upper ramp'is connected, said main ramp terminating short of the lower floor,

a series of lower ramps each connected to the lower end of the main rampand extending transversely therefrom in the same direction in plan asthe upper ramp, each of said landings being substantially the Width ofthe main ramp connected to it and 1 formed to provide a storage spacelocated in a position spaced away from themain.

ramp conngction longitudinally of the landing and each floor being. laidout to provide a pair of corridor spaces extendin at opposite sides ofthe main ramps para cl thereto and communicating with storage spacesalong their length, one of said corridors connecting the upper and lowerramps lending to the floor and the other corridor extending transverselyinto the landing between the main ,ramp and the storage 31. "e on thelanding, and a relatively short ramp in said second corridor leadingfrom one side of the landing to the floor above it 2. A garage buildingcomprising outer a series of super each laid out to provid corridorsspaced sidcsof a-lon through the l yertical plan d storage"spaces Tidor, a series of located along one ntermediate the building an (1 mainramps id central plane-i he building, e son a' pair of minating s h rampbeing losaid floors and; terts upper" and; A M ated superposed ries ofelong d below one o in s each de said floors a one of said mm d thewidth of sai s and being an connected ramp tending transver e and acrossf the outer wa cc thereon at landings each or said central plancorridors to one o viding a sto two series of sup lls andfproi said wal-1, ramps "exmain. ramps 0p 7 the landings, one

th the floors;

ds or the Th'mil ly below theme leading-vinto the s .t the central planene landings ian vly from the the direction of landings wi hove them andimmediately a the lower en leading from ramp's to the the ramps 0corridors upon f both serie location of t g transverse edges of. eac

dor crossed short ramps leadin longitudinal into the corri prising outerstorage floors ir of parallel twardly lronro l central vertica V and Istoragespaces h corridor, a-se ries located along one termediate thebuilding coin f superposed 3. A garage walls,' a series 0 each laid outto pr corridors spaced on sides of a longitudina through the along bothsi sed main ramps (1 central plane in length of th located betwterminating lower cnds,--a series per landings eac (1. floors and Connend of one of said re the .width of the said landin versely from s oneofthe corri oviding a s ll, two series 0 ramps extend ramps opposilandings, one se e building, een a pair of said lioors =nnd, hort ofthem at its upper and ted superposed;

plane opposite lower ends 0 immediately series leading in side of thecentral casually it Him d to the upper ps and being "snh said connectedramp extending I transl plane and across dors to one of the tor-agespace t 512s ramps lamie oppasiie iongiin 7 ng directly inio thecorridor crossed by said; landing, said short ramps being laterallyconnected with storage spaces along the adjacent outer Wall to flan 01?the landings; shor z mg transverse? fwm til enable vehicles to be drivenover the sides herezmm FERNAND E.- DHUMYQ or stnmge s nce-s along saiciwaii' will we

